Friday, September 28, 2012

this friday, we're taking a tour of our dining room. since we upsized to a new apartment in august, we've been slowly filling in our furniture gaps and adjusting to not being smushed. so, here's five bits of the space:print is in an ikea frame, antlers are from the boy's dad and painted with krylon "school bus yellow" spray paint, ikea lack shelf in whitephotograph on the left is of canterbury cathedral, sailboat print is a marushka, matted print is a woodblock print done by the boy's mom, comic is from nicholas gurewitch's perry bible fellowship, pot is from ikea, bookshelf is expedit also from ikeachair is a 4-leg base herman miller eames molded plastic chair in light blue, an ikea rens throw, and an ikea koldby cowhide on the floorbutcher block tabletop from ikea finished with mineral oil, painting on the wall beyond is acrylic on masonitechandelier is covered in snow camouflage (last seen here in sheet form)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

[wearing]maxi dress: shabby apple (similar)jacket: mine c/o marshall'sscarf: vintageflats: old navy (exactly)+i was packing up my summer clothes and decided that this dress needed one more wearing before it gets boxed.

Friday, September 21, 2012

[wearing]sleeveless trench: forever21 (exactly)black top: spense c/o marshall'shoundstooth jeans: forever21 (similar)flats: old navy (exactly)+i just posted all the ways i've worn this vest over the last year and here i am wearing it AGAIN.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

[wearing]dress: joiejacket: thrifted (similar)scarf: souvenir from vegas (similar)flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's (exactly)creative: there are two prints here (dress and shoes) hey-oh!young: whenever i wear this dress with a belt it gradually gets shorter and shorter.professional: blazer+a bunch of neutrals=dishes are done.find a whole bunch of other posts like this over here.

Monday, September 17, 2012

[wearing]sweater: vince (exactly)leggings: tahari c/o marshall's (exactly)moto: forever21 (similar)flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's (exactly)scarf: forever21giant bag: banana republic[going]to work. on a weekend.but then i un-grouchied with a trip to ikea to get a new rug. p.s. the marshall's giveaway end TONIGHT, so hop on back and get a comment in!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

[wearing]dress: diane von furstenberg (exactly)sleeveless trench: forever21 (exactly)boots: target (similar)[going]to work to finalize some finishes that may or may not have included a carpet tile that is the same color as this dress. my stylist was super disappointed that i wanted my highlights to be more "caramel" and less "crazy blonde" and left this one strand brighter than all the others. we've become friends since then (the strand and i). [previously on] sleeveless trench it's been in my closet for a year and for a piece that i thought was super trendy, it's definitely made a lot of appearances.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

[wearing]dress: club monaco (exactly)cardigan: old navy (exactly)flats: old navy (exactly)[going]to the beach last weekwhen we moved to chicago i tried to convince myself that the city beaches on lake michigan were a good substitute for the southern california beaches we used to frequent. this theory was holding until we went back to the left coast and went to the beach. so, now the jig is up. sorry, midwest, your sunshine and waves just aren't the same.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

[wearing]top: joie (exactly)skirt: the limited (similar)talons: forever21leopard loafers: candie's (similar)bag: zarasunnies: thrifted like whoa[going]to work. i started out the day wearing grownup shoes, but then i switched to these funny flats to go to lunch and never switched back. soooo, since it's tuesday let's break it down: creative: i picked up this top in los angeles when we were there last week, so i was excited to tuck this super voluminous top into a pencil skirt and wander off to work. it can definitely look super casual and flowy untucked, but smushing the excess fabric into this pencil skirt worked for today. young: this outfit was much more grownup with the gray wedges i started the day out in, but i like the novelty of these leopard loafers. professional: even though i am wearing funny shoes and a super trendy necklace, keeping this outfit neutraled out helped me look slightly more grownup. and it's everybody everywear time again today, but i am most definitely not going back to school any time soon. if i was though, i would definitely be wearing these shoes!

Monday, September 10, 2012

[wearing]jacket: mine c/o marshall'stop: spense c/o marshall's (similar)leggings: tahari c/o marshall's (exactly)flats: chinese laundry c/o marshall's+marshall's kindly sent me a giftcard to check out what their treasure-hunting buyers have been up to for fall and i was excited to take on the challenge of creating a "ladylike with an edge" look. outfits that combine structured jackets with flowy pieces dominate my pinterest boards, so obviously it's time for me to toughen up my style a little bit. these fancy leggings from the designer rack had me at hello and then this jacket from the cube section quickly followed suit.and there's a giveaway involved, so you can get in on the marshall's-ness too! they're giving away a $100 gift card to one of my readers. just follow dash dot dotty somewhere (through google or bloglovin' or whatever) and leave a comment below by next monday, september 17th. good luck!